TIPOFF: Saturday, 1 p.m., CU Events Center in Boulder
TV/RADIO: ESPN+/KHOW 630 AM
RECORDS: Colorado 11-4, 2-2 Big 12; Kansas 11-4, 1-3 Big 12
COACHES: Colorado — JR Payne, 9th season (154-106; 255-219 career).Kansas — Brandon Schneider, 10th season (138-153; 539-291 career).
KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — F Nyamer Diew, 6-2, Sr. (6.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg); G Frida Formann, 5-10, Sr. (14.0 ppg, 2.5 apg, .403 3pt%); F Lior Garzon, 6-1, Sr. (11.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg); F Jade Masogayo, 6-3, Jr. (12.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, .590 FG%); G Sara-Rose Smith, 6-1, Sr. (5.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg); G Johanna Teder, 5-11, Sr. (4.8 ppg, 1.9 apg, .529 FG%); G Kindyll Wetta, 5-9, Sr. (5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.9 spg).Kansas — G Laia Conessa, 5-11, So. (6.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg); G Sania Copeland, 5-7, Jr. (6.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, .381 3pt%); G Elle Evans, 6-3, Jr. (13.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg); G S’Mya Nichols, 6-0, So. (22.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.6 spg, .410 3pt%); F Regan Williams, 6-3, Fr. (7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, .538 FG%).
NOTES: CU completes a two-game homestand by renewing a rivalry with Kansas. The Buffs defeated Central Florida, 81-62, on Wednesday, behind 22 points from Frida Formann. … The Buffs are 8-1 at home, while KU is 1-1 on the road this season. … CU is 33-36 all-time against Kansas but has lost the past six meetings. CU hasn’t defeated the Jayhawks since Feb. 18, 2009, in Boulder. The teams haven’t played since Kansas’ 67-52 upset of the Buffs in Boulder during the NCAA Tournament on March 23, 2013. … Although it’s been nearly 12 years since they last met, CU has faced the Jayhawks 69 times, making them one of the three most common opponents in Buffs history, along with Missouri (71 times) and Nebraska (70). … Formann needs 20 points to reach 1,500 for her career. She is 15th on CU’s all-time scoring list with 1,480, just three points behind former teammate Jaylyn Sherrod (1,483 from 2019-24). … Formann also needs just three made field goals to reach 500 for her career. … Sara-Rose Smith is one rebound away from 500 for her career, and Johanna Teder needs five points to reach 800. … On Wednesday, KU lost at home to No. 11 TCU, 80-73. Nichols had 24 points and Evans added 19. … Schneider was the Big 12 coach of the year in 2022 and has taken the Jayhawks to the postseason the past three years (2022 and 2024 NCAA tournaments, 2023 WNIT championship).